The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
FRATERNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Secret Societies:


Tt TWEEN ty. second annual convocation of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite bodies of Indiana
will be held this week in the temple of the order
visitors from this and adjoining States will be present
to witness the ceremonies and participate in the
nual reunion. Between twenty and thirty candidates
have been elected to receive the degrees and the
meeting promises to be of more than usual interest
The programme of the different bodies comprising the
rite is:
Adonram Grand Lodge of Perfection, DO to 14o in
| clusive-Tuesday at and O'Clock P. NJ. Nicholas
R. Ruckle, 33o, T. P; g, NJ, presiding; Jacob W.
Smith. $50, master of ceremonies.
Saraiah Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 50 and
16o-Wednesday at o'clock P. NJ Charles IA E.
500 master of ceremonies.
Annual banquet, Wednesday at o'clock P. N:
Indianapolis Chapter of Rose Crox 17O and 49, go
NJ. ". and P. NJ. presiding; Jacob W. Smith, 33o
master of ceremonies.
sve-Thur sday, at 10 o'clock NJ, and continuing at
and p. NJ. Joseph w. Smith, $50, ilustrous
commander in-chief; John T. Brush, $50, master Of
ceremonies
The initiatory degree conferred by Centennial
Lodge Wednesday night
Schuyler Lodge D. Of R., of South Bend has
tributed $3.50 to the Colfax monument fund
Metropolitan Encampment meets tomorrow night,
and will confer the Patriarchal and Royal Purple de-
grees
The grand instructor win go Bedford tomorrow
give instructions to the lodge and camp at that
point He will return Wednesday night
Washington City Omaha Aurora. H.; Keokuk,
Grinnell and Fairfield Ia will adopt the form of Re-
bekah work used by Olive Branch Lodge of this city.
committee from Lebanon Lodge. D. of R., were
in the city last week to purchase material for
tunes to be used in the beautifed work of that de-
| gree.
| The meeting of Star Encampment, at Anderson on
| last Monday night. largely attended. Thirteen
candidates initiated. After the work all sat
I down TO banquet.
| Quite handsome sum was realized by the enter
| faip DIV nv TrO9p of R asst
| Monday evening. The entertainment will be
| peated at an early date.
In Illinois 4,469 votes from the lodges cast
against the orphans home project and .2l0 for it.
Only twenty-one lodges voted unanimously in its IA
| vor, while 1913 opposed it
| There will be eotillion party given at Pfaflin's
Hall Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Colfax
| monument fund which should be well patronized by
| those who enjoy dancing.
An exhibition work given by the degree staff of
Iafount ain Lodge at Huntingdon last Tuesday night
The hall filed with members of lodges in that
vicinity. In the afternoon Charity Lodge, D. of b.
| conferred the degree in excellent style.
Meridian Lodge viii celebrate the twelfth anniver-
sary of the institution of that lodge Wednesday
evening. The exercises will be of interesting
character The public and members of the order are
| invited to spend the evening with the lodge.
The degree staff of the Puckechetuc Lodge of
| Keokuk have been invited to visit Iowa City the
Goth of April and exemplfy the niatory and three
degrees in dramatic form. They have accepted. The
form in use in Indiana will be used the staff
the pupils of the grand instructor of this State.
A new lodge was instituted in Boston recently with
record. it is claimed exceed by any fraternity
in the world. There 25 charter members and
1926 persons initiated, making the total membership
in one meeting 35O-mo-e than shy lodge in Indiana
which has 400.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Cold Bluff Lodge, No: 165. was instituted at Cold
Bluff, Vigo county. Friday night.
Elwood Lodge. No. 166. will be instituted at Ell
wood, Madison county, on March 81, with twenty 81,
charter members.
j. r. McNutt and D. T. Jenner of Elwood, were
in the city yesterday. looking after the interests
| the new lodge to be organized at that place.
Accolade Lodge No. SO, of Bloomfield, Green,
county will be resuscitated in short time twenty
eight having already been secured for that
pose
about two hundred divisions of the Uniform Rank
Indiana and Illinois leading to promptness in fur
|, nishing them.
Past Chancellor W. F. Slater of Chicago an oil
member of Star Lodge. No. z, Of this city will be i,
Indianapolis on Tuesday, and attend the session O
. that lodge in the evening
Major general Carnahan has already received fftee,
applications for warrants to organize divisions of tn
Uniform Rank in the South bei1 the result of hi
recent visit to that section of the country. During
the past week he issued warrants for divisions a
| Ottawa Kan, Brocton. Mass. and Atlanta, Ga Th
Grand Lodge of Texas is urging the General to com
to that State next month. 1t him that com
pete regiment in very short time will be recruited
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
w w. Marshall. of Victoria Lodge X. of n, livin
at 476 South Missouri street, is dangerously III.
The degree work of Victoria Lodge. K. of H., wa
effectively carried out last Monday: but with ever,
member of the staff in place tomorrow night the de
gree no doubt, will be impressive
THE SECRET LEAGUE.
Star reports its late social financial success.
Meridian Lodge will have a banquet at an earl
day. This lodge has number of applications pend
ing, among them that of General Carnahan.
Merchants has adopted its bylaws il regard to sic
benefit relief. Tuesday evening this lodge will ente,
!. tain members and friends with open social.
Crescent will observe it's first anniversary in Leagu
e Hail. When Block, next Friday night. Judge Walker
!; Supreme Cardinal will deliver an address and IL
entertainment will otherwise consist of musical an
i literary features.
MISCELLANEOUS
George III. CHAPMAN Woman's Relief Corps wi
: give mush and milk social tomorrow evening at No
: | II Virginia
number of the members of the u. o. of Fl. and c
the Fifth Presbyte terrain Church visited James c. Her